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Being the Man of the House

Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith

April 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Looking at Keeping the Night Watch I figured it was going to be like Nikki Grimes or Nikki Giovanni. However, what it is like is a mix of both Grimes, Giovanni and Jason Reynolds, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Jacqueline Woods and what I think Kwame Alexander sounds like. I was unfamiliar with Hope Anita Smith before getting this gem in my shiny green package (see Go Sports Ball! review). However, unlike the others, this was not a new book but from 2008 (paper 2014). I am […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: African-American, E. B. Lewis, family, growing up, Hope Anita Smith, parents

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:130 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: African-American, E. B. Lewis, family, growing up, Hope Anita Smith, parents ·
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He ain’t heavy he’s my brother

Charlie & Mouse Even Better by Laurel Snyder

Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder

April 12, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Charlie & Mouse series by Laurel Snyder are one of those cute book series that you like but do not necessarily go “OMG BEST BOOKS EVER!” You enjoy the cute stories and the brotherly bond between Charlie and Mouse. The text is not your usual limited picture book text either. These books are more of a beginning to second grade read. This allows it to grow from a read-aloud to the child reading on their own. Also, this helps an older child who still […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: brothers, Emily Hughes, Humorous Stories, Laurel Snyder, parents, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:122 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: brothers, Emily Hughes, Humorous Stories, Laurel Snyder, parents, siblings ·
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Dandy by Ame Dyckman

April 4, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The interesting part of the book Dandy is, while it has Ame Dyckman’s signature style all over it, at the same time it does not feel like her other books. That, I think, is due to Charles Santos’s illustrations. They “tame down” her quirkiness. The main part of the story is a “daddy/daughter” story. This modern take on how a little girl makes a dandelion her beloved best friend, will have most people cheering on her imagination.  However, I’m with the original feeling of Daddy […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Ame Dyckman, Charles Santoso, Children, daddy/daughter, lions, parents

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:110 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Ame Dyckman, Charles Santoso, Children, daddy/daughter, lions, parents ·
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Not a Selfie Stick in sight (thank goodness)

Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Tale by Jamie Lee Curtis

January 2, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Tale is the latest compilation from author (also actress and all around busy gal) Jamie Lee Curtis and the wonderful illustrator, Laura Cornell. Perhaps this story is not as strong as their books of the past, but it is still on point and a contemporary issue is addressed. The rhyming text was at first a bit off putting, yet, it was perfect for the story. It makes a serious story more accessible and gives a better understanding of the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: family, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell, parents, Science & Technology

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: family, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell, parents, Science & Technology ·
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Classical and modern take on love and children in a new picture book

September 5, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Love You More is about a couple of parents telling their child how much they love them and what they have learned from loving their child. The parents thought they knew true love with each other, but their child has taken them to another level of love. In Love You More we see the child grow as the parents take a modern take about love and how the family now centers around the love for the child. Gary Urda has taken from his own experiences […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: family, Gary Urda, Jennifer A. Bel, Love, New Baby, parents

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:334 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: family, Gary Urda, Jennifer A. Bel, Love, New Baby, parents ·
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Why I Can’t Watch “Hoarders” and Its Ilk

January 14, 2018 by Tragic Sandwich 1 Comment

Kimberly Rae Miller has written a thoughtful and touching account of her life as the child of loving, supportive parents who also struggled with hoarding. From the outside, her life in a working-class community on Long Island probably seemed typical to most of the people around her–because even as a young girl, Miller put tremendous effort into creating that impression to protect her family. In fact, she lived in homes that were packed to the brim with papers, broken appliances, and more–homes in which the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: coming clean, compulsive shopping, family, hoarding, kimberly rae miller, parents

Tragic Sandwich's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: coming clean, compulsive shopping, family, hoarding, kimberly rae miller, parents ·
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